AR_WA-ESA Learning Trip to Ethiopia

Africa RISING West Africa and East/Southern Africa project scientists learning visit to Africa RISING Ethiopia

19-25 April 2015

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Objective: Project scientists from Africa RISING West Africa and East and Southern Africa to learn from Ethiopian colleagues the implementation of work on land management in Ethiopia

Cross Learning Visit Report

Participants Biodata

Program

Date	Time	Activities	Responsible Person
19 April 2015		Arrival in Addis Ababa
20 April 2015	9:00 - 9:10	Introduction of participants	Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI
	9:10 - 9:30	Africa RISING project of the Ethiopian highlands R4D highlights	Kindu Mekonnen, ILRI
	9:30 - 10:30	Watershed management initiative in Ethiopia	Zenebe Adimassu (IWMI) and Tesfaye Tesfamichael (CIAT)
	10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break	Simet Yemane, ILRI
	11:00 - 12:00	Water harvesting and climate adaptation experience in Tigray, Northern Ethiopia	Kifle Woldearegay (Mekele University)
	12:00 - 12:30	Discussion	Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI
	12:30 - 14:00	Lunch Break
	14:00 - 15:00	Processes of managing collaborative model watersheds in Africa RISING sites	Lulseged Tamene (CIAT) and Kindu Mekonnen (ILRI)
	15:00 - 15:30	Africa RISING projects of west Africa , and south and east Africa R4D highlights and watershed management research experiences	Group representative/s from the two IITA led projects
	15:30 - 16:00	Cofee Break	Simret Yemane
	16:00 - 16:45	General Discussion	Simret Yesabu/ Aberra Adie, ILRI
	18:00 - 20:00	Reception at ILRI Campus	Simret Yemane, ILRI
21 April 2015	7:00	Depart to Debre Birhan
	9:00	Arrival in Debre Birhan
	9:00 - 9:45	Coffee Break	Temesgen and Shimeles (ILRI)
	9:45 - 10:00	Travel to Gudo Beret (Gina Beret)
	10:00 - 10:10	Meet local partners and Introduction of visitors	Temesgen and Shimeles (ILRI)
	10:10 - 14:00	Visit model watersheds and discussion	Temesgen, Shimeles and Aberra Adie (ILRI)
	14:00 - 14:30	Travel back to Debre Birhan
	14:30 - 15:30	Lunch Break
	15:30	Travel back to Addis Ababa
	17:30	Arrival in Addis Ababa
22 April 2015	7:00	Depart for Hossana
	12:00	Arrive in Hossana
	12:00 - 13:30	Lunch Break
	13:30 - 14:00	Travel to Upper Gana Africa RISING research kebele	Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI)
	14:00 - 16:30	Visit some of AR research activities and discussion with AR farmers
	16:30 - 17:00	Travel back to Hossana
23 April 2015	8:00	Travel to Jawe AR kebele
	8:00 - 8:10	Introduction of the visitors to the local partners	Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI)
	8:10 - 12:00	Visit the collaborative model watershed site	Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI)
	12:00 - 12:30	Back to Hossana
	12:30 - 13:30	Lunch Break
	13:30 - 17:00	Visit watershed sites managed by SOS Sahel	Workneh and Fikadu (ILRI)
	17:00 - 17:30	Back to Hossana
	18:30 - 20:00	Reception in Hossana Lema International Hotel
24 April 2015	7:30	Depart to Addis Ababa
	13:00	Arrival in Addis Ababa
	13:00 - 18:00	Free time for interaction with CG centers and shopping
25 April 2015		Departure of visitors
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